Joseph Nguyễn Năng

Joseph Nguyễn Năng (born 1953) is a Vietnamese prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a bishop since 2009 and the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City since October 2019. Since 2022, he has been appointed president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Vietnam.

The Most Reverend

Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City
Archbishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng
SeeSaigon
Appointed19 October 2019
Installed11 December 2019
PredecessorPaul Bùi Văn Đọc
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination9 June 1990
by Paul-Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật
Consecration8 September 2009
by Dominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh, Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh, Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến
Personal details
Born (1953-11-24) 24 November 1953
Phúc Nhạc, Ninh Bình, State of Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Phát Diệm (2009–2019)
  • President of the Committee on the Doctrine of the Faith in the CBCV (2013–2016)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diệm (2019-2023)
MottoCommunione – Serviente (Communion – Service)
Coat of arms
Styles of
Joseph Nguyễn Năng
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
Joseph Nguyễn Năng
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byPaul Marie Nguyễn Minh Nhật
DateSeptember 9, 1990
PlaceDiocese of Xuân Lộc
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorDominique Nguyễn Chu Trinh
Co-consecratorsJoseph Nguyễn Chí Linh
Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến
DateSeptember 8, 2009
PlaceDiocese of Phát Diệm
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